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Afghan-US security deal should ensure peace and stability: Karzai
Date: 2014-02-14 12:03:09 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:9 - ID:555102
Afghan president Hamid Karzai once again insisted that any bilateral security deal between Kabul and Washington should ensure peace and stability in the country, Khaama newspaper reported Friday. President Karzai said a security agreement with ....
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Foreign Ministry flags coup statements as deserving no response
Date: 2014-02-14 12:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:555101
The Foreign Ministry in Egypt has played down statements made "here and there" describing what happened on June 30 as a coup, saying those deserve no response and should be neglected altogether. The Egyptian people are the source of legitimacy, ....
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Judge: Results of probe in presidential election rigging will not be announced soon
Date: 2014-02-14 11:58:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:555095
Investigating judge in the case of rigging presidential elections Counselor Adel Idriss on Friday denied reports carried by an Arab newspaper on Thursday quoting lawyer of Ahmed Shafiq, the loser candidate in the elections, claiming that the results ....
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8 army, Sahwa elements killed, injured in southern Baghdad attack
Date: 2014-02-14 11:17:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:555004
Eight army and Sahwa elements were killed and injured in an armed attack in southern Baghdad on Friday morning. Unidentified gunmen showered a joint military-Sahwa checkpoint with machine-gun fire, killing two Sahwa members and a soldier, police ....
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Putin embraces Egypt in Middle East power grab -- The Times
Date: 2014-02-14 11:07:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:554979
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly threw his support behind the Egyptian military leader and president-in-waiting yesterday, sending a muscular message to Washington about changing alignments in the Middle East, reported The Times on ....
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EGX main index up 2.22 percent last week
Date: 2014-02-14 10:22:24 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:554906
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) collectively rallied during last week's trading with the market capital hitting 470.65 billion pounds, amid purchases worth a total of six billion pounds. According to a weekly report by the bourse, a copy of which ....
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'Tamarud' needs volunteers to support Sisi's presidential campaign
Date: 2014-02-14 08:26:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:554667
Tamarud movement called Thursday for volunteers to join its campaign in support of Defense Minister Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi's presidential bid. The call was made in a statement Thursday following a meeting by the movement's steering committee headed ....
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Russia eyes increased trade, tourist ties with Egypt
Date: 2014-02-14 08:23:42 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:554662
Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted during a meeting with Egypt's defense and foreign ministers that Russia is prepared to deepen cooperation with Egypt in the future. He expressed optimism at the potential to reverse a recent dip in trade ....
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Warming relations between Cairo and Moscow won't harm Egypt's 'historic' ties with US -- State Department spokesperson
Date: 2014-02-14 08:21:11 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:554659
The United States has stressed that a warming of relations between Cairo and Moscow wouldn't harm the "historic" ties shared between Egypt and the United States. Scolding Russian President Vladimir Putin for endorsing the Egyptian army chief and ....
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182-, 364-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-02-13 14:51:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:21 - ID:553797
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Thursday treasury bills at a total value of 5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold 2.5 billion pounds of 182-day T-bills. The average yield was 10.589%, it said, adding it accepted ....